Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Platforms
-Financial Fundamentals Program Series
 -Help students secure and maintain their financial independence by explaining and exploring financial options like banks and loans
- “Financial Bazaar” where various vendors will present their financial products
- Hold fairs pertaining to specific UCLA finance issues like student group funding
-Advocate for Student Financial Issues
 - Introduce advocacy to the Financial Supports Commission
 -Establish a branch within the office to advocate for student-friendly finance legislation
-Increase Access to Financial Aid
 -Continue Financial Aid Fairs
 -FAFSA workshop, including help with filling out forms
 -Publicizing the Scholarship Resource Center
-Maintain Affordable and Quality Healthcare on Campus
 -Create a permanent relationship between USAC and the Ashe Center
 -Work with the Ashe Center to address student cost concerns

Experience
-EVP and Treasurer of Bruin Democrats
 -knowledge on student group funding, finances, and management
 -lobbying experience
-Director of Financial Aid Fairs for the Financial Supports Commission
 -worked on financial aid fairs
 -Financial Supports Commission office experience
-Fundraising Director of the Pre-Medical Peer Association
 -Group funding skills
 -Pre-Medical Student concerns
-Secretary-Treasurer of the California College Democrats
 -Student advocacy and finance experience
-Undergraduate Chair of the Student Health Advisory Committee
 -First hand knowledge of how to solve healthcare problems
 -Renegotiated the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)


DISCLAIMER: Neither platform nor experience items were edited by the Daily Bruin staff. They were posted as submitted by each candidate.


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